How to buy a peach and avoid a lemon!

Two loyal and lovely customers have approached me recently and said the same thing.

 “You don’t have much stock do you!”

 It’s true. We were down to our lowest level in quite some time recently after a particularly good run of sales, and replacing them isn’t easy!

 Well, I suppose it would be if we would just pick up the phone to Hertz or Enterprise Rent a Car, or go to commercial auctions and buy just anything.

 But, we won’t do that! We buy privately owned vehicles, with service history, we don’t mind an odd dent, JJ in our body shop can work his magic but you can’t go back in time and correct maintenance issues or reverse all those renters who genuinely believe that a hire car is there to be rallied, and these things do matter! They affect the performance, economy and reliability of a car long after the warranty has expired

 And did you know that if you buy an ex-fleet car, serious accident damage is not registered! That’s right, because hire companies take responsibility for their own repairs and because they aren’t insurers, these repairs may not be recorded on the insurance register.

 Every one of our cars is carefully selected! We spend hours everyday looking, it has to have an excellent service history, it has to be the best available for its age and mileage, it is almost certainly been privately owned, (or Motability) and it still has to compete with car supermarket prices. That is a full time job.

 The great news is we have bought some real gems recently! My personal favourite is the Range Rover Sport PHEV that landed recently but a lovely Focus Vignale, a BMW 218 Sport Auto, A Puma ST Line X, an MG ZS Exclusive will all be joining the ranks soon, (provided they pass the final mechanical inspection.

 So please keep an eye on our website or give us the chance to select a car on your behalf. Come and see us to discuss what you are looking for, because we are professional buyers we can tell you what you can expect to pay and how to avoid buying a “wrong ‘un”. There is no obligation, no pressure, our cars sell themselves.

Regards

David Maher

Managing Director